Posts by Dwayne Hicks
Plow Up My Heart
I love the springtime when the gardens are freshly plowed and ready to plant. Please don’t misunderstand, I don’t enjoy the process of plowing, preparing, planting or even harvesting. I love to eat the food that comes because of these steps in the process. The Lord is the One who make things grow. He builds…
Read MoreWarnings Ignored
I must confess that I like to watch “storm chasers” on TV. These guys chase storms to study them to learn how to predict them in the future. It seems a bit crazy to go in the direction of the Tornado instead of taking shelter. I’m convinced some chasers are there for the thrill and…
Read MoreHumble
If pride is the root of all sin, the humility is the antidote. It is not always to see and notice pride in others or even in me. I often see it in others but ignore that fact that pride is a cancer inside my soul. I must check my heart often to call it…
Read MoreWho Do You Know?
When I first started in real estate, an instructor taught what he called the “Who Do” method. He challenged the new agents to ask, “Who do you know that might need to purchase or sell real estate?” As I began my career, I started “who doing” people. It got the conversation started and got me…
Read MoreBe NOT Do
I grew up thinking that if I went to church every Sunday morning, Sunday night and Wednesday night that I would be a good Christian. Then I heard a guy say that “going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to McDonalds makes you a hamburger”! I had to reexamine what…
Read MoreFamily
I grew up in a family with four other siblings. My parents taught us about Jesus, and we were connected to the little church in our community. We did things together. We worked the garden together. We all had chores to complete. I developed a tremendous work ethic without knowing it was even happening. My…
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